3 Powerful Leadership Lessons from Guy Kawasaki

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I recently had the pleasure of creating
an expert roundup on leadership…
Here’s a link to the original article:
31 Leadership Experts Reveal Top Leadership Skills & Traits >>

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One of the ﬁrst contributors was
the incomparable Guy Kawasaki…
I recently had the pleasure of creating
an expert roundup on leadership…
Here’s a link to the original article:
31 Leadership Experts Reveal Top Leadership Skills & Traits >>

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Guy Kawasaki is currently the chief
evangelist of Canva, trustee of the
Wikimedia Foundation,
and executive fellow at the Haas
School of Business at U.C. Berkeley.
Prior to that, he was an advisor to
the Motorola business unit of Google
and chief evangelist of Apple.
He is the author of The Art of the
Start 2.0, The Art of Social Media,
Enchantment, and ten other books.
In case you
didn’t know…

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Needless to say, Guy’s years
of experience make him an
incredibly effective leader.

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N U M B E R O N E E M PAT H Y
Why empathy is an important
leadership trait:
Leaders need to understand the needs of the people following them
in order to be effective. Understand that empathy is not the same as
sympathy. Empathy means that you’re able to appreciate what
someone else is going through.
This is an extremely important leadership trait because when you
truly understand the needs of your people, you can provide the
support they need to succeed; which ultimately leads to greater
productivity and collaboration.

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N U M B E R T W O H O N E S T Y
It’s impossible to hide the truth from people nowadays; information
is now openly available online. There are no more secrets, we live
in a transparent world, embrace it.
Being open and honest (especially in difficult situations) with people is a
crucial step in building trust, credibility and a positive reputation as
a leader. You need the people you’re to leading trust you or else
everything else you do will fail.
Why honesty is an important
leadership trait:

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N U M B E R T H R E E H U M I L I T Y
It’s simple, people follow people they like. Some narcissistic leaders
can find a following, but leaders who remain humble and down to
earth are the ones who are loved and celebrated.
Leaders should seek out feedback and focus on the needs of others.
You need to be open to people’s feedback and criticisms and know
how to admit that you’re not perfect and when you make mistakes.
Why humility is an important
leadership trait: